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These days every media awards event has a preliminary show that is often of more interest than the awards themselves--the red carpet. Glamorous stars parade in designer gowns, and the [...]

ABC books continue to bud and blossom in the garden of children's books. Judging from the proliferation of new titles since my previous article in the May 2006 issue of [...]

Lisa Yee's essay 'Classic Trouble' brought a huge grin to my face. It reminded me of a long-ago article in The Horn Book (December 1965) when Frances Clarke Sayers, then [...]

AWARDS FOR CHILDREN'S BOOKS PLAYED center stage and offstage at the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in San Francisco in June. Front and center was the banquet for the [...]

SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVIN' IS EASY--except for children's librarians. In 'Make Your Point', Carol Edwards's frustration resonates loudly and clearly with every single children's librarian. Her opinion piece, 'Her Name [...]

THE MERE FACT THAT A national hearing on the status of school librarians and school libraries in the country was deemed necessary speaks volumes-loudly. The above headline refers to the [...]

Witnesses describe lack of money and trained librarians in media centers 'I haven't been able to buy books for my high school library for three years,' lamented Carolyn Kindle, a [...]

Though San Antonio lacked its usual sunny, warm disposition, the 7,500-plus attendees at the Texas Library Association conference (March 28-31) were treated to a bright array of programs, exhibits, and [...]

IN THE SAME WAY that people exclaim and sing 'I love a parade,' I love book awards--especially children's book awards. The sparkle and excitement at the Newbery/Caldecott awards banquet is [...]

The Honorable Roderick R. Paige Secretary of Education Department of Education Room 7W301 400 Maryland Ave. SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Mr. Secretary: I offer my congratulations on your appointment [...]

EVERY YEAR, IN THE MARCH ISSUE, SLJ calculates the average prices for books. These statistics are among the most important pieces of information we provide. As someone who has sat [...]

WITH THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION JUST MONTHS AWAY, THE CANDIDATES SHARE THEIR VIEWS ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S SERVICES, FILTERING, AND (YES) SALARIES NOT SINCE 1977-1978 HAVE THERE been three [...]

THE FAVORITE FOLKTALE ABOUT RUMPELSTILTSKIN CENTERS ON THE DISCOVERY OF THE name of the little man who spins straw into gold for the miller's daughter. It is interesting to note [...]

SPRINGER, Nancy, ed. Ribbiting Tales: Original Stories about Frogs. illus. by Tony DiTerlizzi. 117p. CIP. Philomel. 2000. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-23312-1. LC 99-4355402. Gr 3-6--These eight original stories, each by [...]

A FUTURIST OPENED the American Library Association's second Congress on Professional Education with this daunting question: Will librarians exist as we know them in the year 2020? She proceeded to [...]

FIRST IMPRESSIONS ARE IMPORTANT. Remember when you were young and you were told to put your best foot forward, to look nice, to mind your manners and speak up so [...]

LESTER, Julius. Albidaro and the Mischievous Dream. illus. by Jerry Pinkney. unpaged. Penguin Putnam/Phyllis Fogelman Bks. 2000. RTE $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-1987-6. LC number unavailable. K-Gr 2--This modern fable lacks a [...]

*SOREL, Edward & Cheryl Carlesimo. The Saturday Kid. illus. by Edward Sorel. unpaged. CIP. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Sept. 2000. RTE $18. ISBN 0-689-82399-1. LC 98-22270. Gr 1-4--Noted [...]

*MASSIE, Diane Redfield. The Baby Beebee Bird. illus. by Steven Kellogg. unpaged. CIP. HarperCollins. Sept. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-028083-2; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-028084-0. LC 99-33421. PreS-Gr 2--First published in [...]

MCDERMOTT, Dennis, retel. The Golden Goose. illus. by retel. unpaged. CIP. HarperCollins/Morrow. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-688-11402-4; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-688-11403-2. LC 99-34513. Gr 1-4--In this familiar plot, a third [...]

GUARNACCIA, Steven, retel. Goldilocks and the Three Bears: A Tale Moderne. illus. by retel. unpaged. CIP. Abrams. Apr. 2000. RTE $15.95. ISBN 0-8109-4139-2. LC 99-35493. Gr 5 Up--The classic story [...]

Heart on Fire: Susan B. Anthony Votes for President. By Ann Malaspina. Illus. by Steve James. Sept. 2012. 32p. Albert Whitman, $16.99 (9780807531884). 324.6. Gr. 2-4. A multitude of books [...]

Old Robert and the Sea-Silly Cats. By Barbara Joosse. Illus. by Jan Jutte. Apr. 2012. 40p. Philomel, $16.99 (9780399254307). PreS-Gr. 2. In their latest collaboration, Joosse and Jutte (Roawr!, 2009, [...]

Choreographer. By Katie Marsico. 2011. 32p. illus. Cherry Lake, lib. ed., $18.95 (9781610801362). 792.82. Gr. 4-7. A slew of hit TV shows has rekindled the nation's interest in dance, and [...]

Turkey Trouble. By Wendi Silvano. Illus. by Lee Harper. Oct. 2009.32p. Marshall Cavendish, $15.99 (9780761455295). K-Gr. 1. Hold onto your drumsticks, Turkey is in trouble. It's almost Thanksgiving and how [...]

An Apple Pie for Dinner. By Susan VanHecke. Illus. by Carol Baicker-McKee. Aug. 2009. 32p. Marshall Cavendish, $17.99 (9780761454526). K-Gr. 2. Old Granny Smith wants an apple pie for dinner [...]

Fritz Danced the Fandago. By Alicia Potter. Illus. by Ethan Long. May 2009. 40p. Scholastic, $16.99 (9780545075541). PreS-Gr. 2. Not a single mountain goat dances the fan dango except Fritz, [...]

It's Time to Sleep, It's Time to Dream. By David A. Adler. Illus. by Kay Chorao. Mar. 2009. 32p. Holiday, $16.95 (9780823419241). PreS-K. Chorao's gouache-and-watercolor illustrations lend a new-fashioned slant [...]

The Little Bit Scary People. By Emily Jenkins. Illus. by Alexandra Boiger. 2008. 32p. Hyperion, $16.99 (9781423100751). PreS-Gr. 2. Who hasn't met up with someone who looks scary? A girl [...]

Sleepsong. By George Ella Lyon. Illus. by Peter Catalanotto. Jan. 2009. 40p. Atheneum, $16.99 (9780689869730). PreS-K. The winning team of Lyon and Catalanotto (they've done nine picture books together) once [...]

Rain Play. By Cynthia Cotten. Illus. by Javaka Steptoe. Apr. 2008. 32p. Holt, $16.95 (9780805067958). PreS-Gr. 2. For kids, a rainy day can be pure play, and this exuberant rhyming [...]

The Thunderstruck Stork. By David J. Olson. Illus. by Lynn Munsinger. 2007.32p. Albert Whitman, $15.95 (9780807579107). PreS--Gr. 2. Webster the stork is very reliable--until a collision with a hot-air balloon [...]

* Motherbridge of Love. By Xue Xinran. Illus. by Josee Masse. 2007. 32p. Barefoot, $16.99 (9781846860478). 895. I. PreS-Gr. 2. Simple, lyrical language and gorgeous art make this more than [...]

How the Ladies Stopped the Wind. By Bruce McMillan. Illus. by Guennella. 2007. 32p. Houghton/Walter Lorraine, $16 (0-618-77330-4). K-Gr. 2. McMillan's second tale about the clever Icelandic women and their [...]

Bear's Day Out. By Michael Rosen. Illus. by Adrian Reynolds. Oct. 2007. 32p. Bloomsbury, $16.95 (1-59990-007-6). PreS-Gr. 2. In spare, lilting text, a cuddly-looking bear sings to himself as he [...]

Casanova, Mary. Some Dog! Illus. by Ard Hoyt. 2007. 40p. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa, $16 (9780374371333). PreS--Gr. 2. George the dog is slow and steady. He rests in the hammock breathing in [...]

Cochran, Bill. The Forever Dog. Illus. by Dan Andreasen. Apr. 2007.32p. HarperCollins, $15.99 (0-06-053939-9); lib. ed., $16.89 (0-06-053940-2). PreS--Gr. 2. Corky looks as if he were built from other dogs' [...]

Jordan, Deloris and Jordan, Roslyn M. Michael's Golden Rules. Illus. by Kadir Nelson. 2007.32p. Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman, $16.99 (0-689-87016-7). Gr. 2-4. With Michael Jordan's name accompanying the coauthors' names [...]

Bunting, Eve. Baby Can. Illus. by Maxie Chambliss. 2007. 32p. Boyds Mills, $15.95 (9781590783221). PreS-K. If Baby can, Brendan can! Brendan has a new baby brother named James, and he [...]

Rumford, James. Don't Touch My Hat. Feb. 2007. 40p. illus. Knopf, $16.99 (0-375-83782-5); lib. ed., $18.99 (0-375-93782-X). K-Gr. 2. A ten-gallon hat is mighty important in defining a cowboy's persona. [...]

Banks, Kate. Max's Words. Illus. by Boris Kulikov. 2006. 32p. Farrar/Frances Foster, $16 (0-374-39949-2). K-Gr. 3. Max's brother Benjamin collects stamps; his brother Karl collect coins. Max wants to collect [...]

Thermes, Jennifer. Sam Bennett's New Shoes. 2006.32p. illus. Carolrhoda, $15.95 (1-57505-822-7). K--Gr. 2. A coming-of-age tale, based on a fascinating tradition, traces the growth of a boy in colonial times. [...]

Gerritsen, Paula. Nuts. 2006. 32p. illus. Front Street/Lemniscaat, $15.95 (1-932425-66-7). PreS-Gr. 2. Mouse lives on a little hill with a beautiful view of the field, farm, and faraway nut tree. [...]

Merz, Klaus. Ken's Great Adventure. Illus. by Hannes Binder. Tr. by Marianne Martens. 2005. 32p. North-South, $16.95 (0-7358-2027-9). K--Gr. 3. The enticing jacket is an attention grabber. Using a scratchboard [...]

Conahan, Carolyn. The Twelve Days of Christmas Dogs. 2005.32p. illus. Dutton, $15.99 (0-525-47486-2). K--Gr. 3. As the title announces, this parody of the familiar carol substitutes dogs for the traditional [...]

Alexander, Lloyd. Dream-of-Jade: The Emperor's Cat. Illus. by D. Brent Burkett. Sept. 2005.48p. Cricket, $16.95 (0-8126-2736-9). Gr. 3-5, younger for reading aloud. No one fabricates a better make-believe kingdom than [...]

Hurst, Carol Otis. You Come to Yokum. Illus. by Life Kay. Oct. 2005. 144p. Houghton/Walter Lorraine, $15 (0-618-55122-0). Gr. 3-5. In a rash, unexpected move, especially for a farm family [...]

Bertram, Debbie and Bloom, Susan. The Best Time to Read. Illus. by Michael Bloom. July 2005. 32p. Random, $14.95 (0-375-83025-1); lib. ed., $16.99 (0-375-93025-6). K-Gr. 2. A proud young boy [...]